The local chapter of the NAACP wants to know what it was like for African-Americans in Roane County during the civil rights movement.

The organization is requesting that anyone with a story to share contact them for a documentary it hopes to put together.

“Young people today have no idea what it was like to live in a segregated society, so we’re looking to interview people who were alive at that time and will share their memories with us,” said Mary Ellen Blencoe, a member of the Roane County NAACP’s executive board.

A federal prison cell awaits a Rockwood man, who pleaded guilty last year to illegally possessing firearms.

Timothy Wayne Sanders was set to stand trial on Nov. 4.

After the judge denied one of his motions prior to jury questioning on the day of the trial, Sanders decided to plead guilty to the indictment that charged him with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.

Prior to his arrest in the federal case, Sanders was living with his aunt and uncle on Douglas Avenue in Rockwood.

State officials found Rockwood Revitalization did not complete its downtown visitors center within the time frame required for a state grant, but its president signed documents stating the group had.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office release a report about that and the organization’s finances.

The Roane County News previously reported Rockwood Revitalization was under the state comptroller’s radar after being contacted by a concerned citizen about the lagging completion of the visitors’ center and public restrooms.

If the Roane County Board of Education sticks with its convictions, there’s no telling when the 2015-16 school year might start.

“This year, I don’t think we need to start school until we have a budget set,” Sam Cox said at Wednesday’s budget work session.

The current school year started on Aug. 6, but the Roane County Commission didn’t approve the county’s budget until Sept. 8. The budget didn’t include $1.017 million of additional revenue that the board had requested.

Roane County High School’s robotics team is kicking into high gear, busier than ever before in its third year of competiton.

This year, the team is building two robots instead of one.

“The game is very competitive this year and very hectic, so we aren’t sure which will work best,” said team captain Cothran Theiss, a junior. “We are going to see which one performs better once we have it built.”

A man classified as a violent sex offender is accused of raping two Roane County High School students.

The alleged crimes did not occur at the school.

The suspect, Matthew Brandon Hall, was arrested last Friday.

He’s charged with aggravated assault and two counts of rape.

Roane County Sheriff’s Office Detective A.E. Wolff responded to Roane County High last week after school administrators notified authorities that two students had came forward with allegations against Hall.